The head of a python
Surugede!
The fang of a cobra
Surugede!
The mane of a lion
Surugede!
The claw of a leopard
Surugede!
The egg of an ostrich
Surugede!
A child that dances to the sweet melody of surugede
Surely forgets that surugede is a song of the spirits

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Surugede!
Men came in armour
In metals and amulets they clamour
Sights ugly and devoid of glamour
On this battle field
Men will drink of blood till filled
Cowardice lost and nothing to feel
'coz we have come but to fulfil
The will and call of Surugede
Indeed, the dance of the spirits

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Women breaking the kernel
Suddenly they broke loose as dogs from kernel
Their shouts ring as in tunnels
All had fallen apart and nothing left to funnel
Cries rent the air
Shouts deafen the ears
Crowds pull at hairs
Hypocrisy had taken the year
The hen had finally come to roast
And relationships have gone to frost
'coz we have come to host
The will and call of Surugede
Indeed, the dance of the spirits

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Children blowing the horns
Very soon they stopped the funs
Now to each other, they are nothing but thorns
And following this are scorns
Tears fill the eyes
Pull downs and falls from highs
Someone must pay the price
Hates and curses are on the rise
Fists and blows flying around
Such a twist of event surely astound
Surely, all had fallen to ground
'coz here we have come to sound
The will and call of surugede
Indeed, the dance of the spirits.

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Pls, I will appreciate a criticism and appreciation of this piece. It will encourage me to write more and improve where notified.

NB: d arrangements got distorted via nairaland, but i have managed to use asterisks to seperate them into stanzas

oracle009:
The head of a python
Surugede!
The fang of a cobra
Surugede!
The mane of a lion
Surugede!
The claw of a leopard
Surugede!
The egg of an ostrich
Surugede!
A child that dances to the sweet melody of surugede
Surely forgets that surugede is a song of the spirits

************************************************

Surugede!
Men came in armour
In metals and amulets they clamour
Sights ugly and devoid of glamour
On this battle field
Men will drink of blood till filled
Cowardice lost and nothing to feel
'coz we have come but to fulfil
The will and call of Surugede
Indeed, the dance of the spirits

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Women breaking the kernel
Suddenly they broke loose as dogs from kernel
Their shouts ring as in tunnels
All had fallen apart and nothing left to funnel
Cries rent the air
Shouts deafen the ears
Crowds pull at hairs
Hypocrisy had taken the year
The hen had finally come to roast
And relationships have gone to frost
'coz we have come to host
The will and call of Surugede
Indeed, the dance of the spirits

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Children blowing the horns
Very soon they stopped the funs
Now to each other, they are nothing but thorns
And following this are scorns
Tears fill the eyes
Pull downs and falls from highs
Someone must pay the price
Hates and curses are on the rise
Fists and blows flying around
Such a twist of event surely astound (s)
Surely, all had (have) fallen to ground
'coz here we have come to sound
The will and call of surugede
Indeed, the dance of the spirits.

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Pls, I will appreciate a criticism and appreciation of this piece. It will encourage me to write more and improve where notified.

NB: d arrangements got distorted via nairaland, but i have managed to use asterisks to seperate them into stanzas

Oracle, I know for a fact that you didn't write this for humor, but I found the poem - the first stanza especially - terribly hilarious. It probably was caused by the funny way that 'surugede' sounds. Well, the hilarity faded as I read on, though, but I really should tell you that this is one of the most enjoyable poems I've read in some while.

I put in brackets some words I thought were supposed to be substituted for the ones employed. And, Oracle, have you ever given it a thought to punctuate poetry?

llaykorn:


Oracle, I know for a fact that you didn't write this for humor, but I found the poem - the first stanza especially - terribly hilarious. It probably was caused by the funny way that 'surugede' sounds. Well, the hilarity faded as I read on, though, but I really should tell you that this is one of the most enjoyable poem I've read in some while.

I put brackets some words I thought were supposed to be substituted for the ones employed. And, Oracle, have you ever given it a thought to punctuate poetry?

Sincerely, u made my day. Tnks. Iv noted d words in bracket... Nd abt punctuatin my poems, v never rily gven dat a thought. I jst went tru my poems now nd saw dt i rarely punctuate. I tink itz a style. I wil chek up on it bro